Chicago City Ry. Co. v. Ahler
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Axel Chytraus, Judge presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate, Court at the October term, 1901.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman
It is first insisted by appellant’s attorneys that the court erred in refusing to take the case from the jury at the close of the plaintiff’s evidence, and again at the conclusion of all the evidence. This may be done where the evidence with all the inferences the jury can justifiably draw therefrom is wholly insufficient, if credited, to sustain a verdict for the plaintiff. Boyle v. I. C. R. R. Co., 88 Ill. App. 255-257, and cases there cited.
It is claimed that the decided preponderance of the evidence, some of it undisputed, shows negligence contributing to the injury on the part of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Chicago & Erie Railroad v. MeechIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
- Rack v. Chicago City Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1898
- North Chicago Electric Railway Co. v. PeuserIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
- Boyle v. Illinois Central R. R.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1900
- Nelson v. WelchIndiana Supreme Court · 1888
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